This is a favorite flower of Sara Rexroat, horticulturist for Christy Webber Landscapes in Chicago. Now (late May to early June) is the time you see it blooming. You also can plant it now — or later ...

In this video I speak primarily about Amsonia hubrichtii & A. tabernaemontana, which are the two most widely available species in my region. However, there are many more excellent species out there ...

Amsonia hubrichtii doesn’t show its true colors until fall. Then this quiet threadleaf perennial puts on a show of golden yellow that will be the star of your perennial bed. And that’s one of the main ...

Arkansas Amsonia (Amsonia hubrichtii) was discovered in central Arkansas in the 1940s and proved to be a great asset to home landscapes. This plant creates a fine textured, fluffy mound about 3 to 4 ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Since I’ve become a nana, I make twice-monthly trips to Olympia to visit my two young grandchildren. I was there last week when I got a text from a friend, warning me that all her ...

Bluestar is a native to Arkansas and Oklahoma which adds a fluffy, billowing quality to a garden. Collected and mis-identified as another plant originally, it was not until 1942 when a Mr. Leslie ...